Rajahmundry, July 5th: The Chief Minister, Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy announced setting up of protected drinking water schemes in all Agency areas in the state for tribals in a time frame of two years. Taking part in a tribal meet at Rampachodavaram Agency in East Godavari on Sunday, the Chief Minister made the statement after learning about the woes of tribals in getting a potful of drinking water in the Agency area.
The Chief Minister also called for providing 150 mandatory days of work for a household in a year under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program by paying wages upto Rs 120 per day as per the norms. He took this decision after getting feedback from the tribals that they were unable to find work after completing 100 days of work under the NREGP. They requested him to provide work for some more days.
CM also announced that nearly 12 lakh acres of forest land would be given away to about three lakh tribals and non-tribals as part of the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which was revamped in 2008 in state soon. He asked the officials to take up measures to control malaria in Agency areas and advised tribals to avail welfare schemes including Rajiv Arogyasri, EMRI 108 and HMRI 104.
Rajahmundry, July 5th: The Chief Minister Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy directed the authorities to extend bridge loans of Rs 20,000 to beneficiaries of the houses to help them complete construction. He asked the housing authorities to complete houses meant for SC’s and ST’s which were stated bef...
Hyderabad, July 5th: The South-West monsoon turned active finally over Coastal Andhra region. The Meteorological Department forecast was that there would be increased rainfall over the North Coastal belt on Monday. On Sunday, Tekkali in Srikakulam district recorded a heavy rainfall of 9 cm. T...
Kakinada, July 6th: An unknown substance exploded at Uppada, a fishermen’s village about 18 km from Kakinada town on Monday. One person was killed and another sustained injuries at the incident. According to information available, the disaster occurred when two persons of a family were digging ...
Kakinada, July 6th: With economic liberalization and globalization, there is need for the development of communication skills among students for better employment opportunities, both within the country and abroad. This need has encouraged college administrations to impart special training to students...
I.Polavaram, July 6th: The minister for rural water supply, Mr. Pinepe Viswaroop announced that proposals were underway for taking up protected drinking water schemes at a cost of Rs 450 crore to overcome the potable water crisis in East Godavari. The minister stated that a special scheme at a cost o...
New Delhi, July 7th: The union Human Resources Development minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal informed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the government would enter into joint ventures with the foreign universities soon. The draft bill enabling this was being sent by the ministry to the cabinet for its approval...
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